Microsoft Global Foundation Services (GFS) continues to learn by running online services while also building the next generation of services that are both resilient and cost effective. A key factor in realizing these goals is to apply innovation and lessons
learned during the design phase. Take a…

Learn how early adopter customers built their services on the Microsoft cloud platform. Hear details about the experience related to design and development of their services, and why they chose to build their service on the cloud platform.
Gent Hito
Danny Kim
Danny Kim is a Microsoft MVP…

This session goes beyond the "Hello World" development experience, giving best practices across common tasks for serious service developers. These tasks include logging, debugging, deployment, management, and maintenance of individual services.
Sriram Krishnan
Sriram is a…

Senior architects from Accenture, Epicor and Infosys, who have been using Microsoft's cloud platform for the last while, walk through the applications they've built on the platform, the architectures they've used and the lessons they've learned on what
works and what doesn't. Get a real world…

Clicks are the single cell organism of the digital advertising world. See how a click moves through the advertising ecosystem covering all the basic components, including delivery engines, billing systems, reporting systems, data pipelines, and fraud detection
systems.
Robert Devine
Robert…

What's it like building an application that uses feeds and synchronization? The Live Services resource and synchronization model offers a lot of flexibility to developers and a different approach to development from typical database or SQL replication.
I built one of the first Mesh applications at…

Windows 7 will support more than 64 logical processors with improved kernel scheduler mechanisms that enable efficient scaling. Learn how to use new system software affinity APIs to aid application scalability beyond 64 logical processors through the use
of "Kernel Groups." Kernel Groups…

Cloud-based data services will change the way you develop and deploy applications, and SQL Server technologies are evolving to help you build data-driven solutions that span devices, desktops, servers, and the cloud. Learn how to use ADO.NET Data Services
Framework (code name "Astoria"),…

The security demands on applications continue to grow in the face of compliance, online threats, and cloud- based software. In this session find out how to use Microsoft's portfolio of identity software and services to advantage your connected applications.
Learn about the future roadmap for…

Learn about the Azure services that enable developers to easily create or extend their applications and services. From consumer-targeted applications and social networking web sites to enterprise class applications and services, these services make it
easy for you to give your applications and…